| An Interpretation of our Masonic Symbols Contributor(s): Ward, J. S. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162562846 ISBN-13: 9781162562841 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Religion | Comparative Religion - History | Social History |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.65 lbs) 166 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an attempt to interpret the meaning of those dumb, silent emblems that lie around us in the Lodge. I shall concentrate my attention of such objects as the Ashlars, the officers' jewels, and so forth. The purpose of this works is to give a scientific explanation of the meaning of these symbols, based on the recognized laws of symbology and on the age-old interpretation of them. Contents: The Square Master's Squares or Levels; Level and Plum-rule; The Collar; Other Officers' Emblems; Square and Compasses; Point Within a Circle; Pentacle and the Letter "G"; Apron; Altar; Tau and Latin Cross; Three Ashlars: Rough, Perfect, and Perpend; Columns of Master, S.W., and J.W.; Carpet and its Tassels; Emblems of Mortality; Lodge; Consecration of a Lodge. |